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Climate Curious
Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap…
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Climate CuriousWhat ‘Landman’ gets right about wind farms, gas leaks, and life on a West Texas oil field, with Debbie Gordon and Lucy Stone
What’s the reality of life in West Texas oil country? In response to Season 2 of Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ starring Billy Bob Thornton, we asked the head of…
Climate CuriousHow to tell between real and fake carbon capture, with James Mwangi
What’s the real deal with carbon capture? Sucking carbon out of the air may sound like an enticing solution, but climate advocate and investor James Mwangi…
Climate CuriousMixtape: COP30 takeaways
What really happened at COP30? Tune in to the Climate Curious COP30 wrap-up mixtape and hear expert hot takes to soothe your soul, raise your spirits, and…
Climate CuriousLife-writing through the eyes of nature, with poet Riley Faulds
“Poetry helps shift some of the really dominant ways we think about the environment, particularly in the west” says environmental scientist and poet Riley…
Climate CuriousWhat happens when you tell Big Oil “no”? With Melinda Janki
“If you want to stop the oil industry, you have to use power. Law is power,” says environmental lawyer and Climate Curious alumni, Melinda Janki. Taking time…
Climate CuriousHow doctors are prescribing for climate conflicts, with Dr. Omnia El Omrani
“Climate change is going to exacerbate an already vulnerable population, especially in conflict zones,” says Dr. Omnia El Omrani, an Egyptian physician and the…
Climate CuriousDecarbonising Japan whilst honouring the scars of its past, with Kimiko Hirata
Kimiko Hirata shares her vision of a carbon-free Japan, and how shifting from “no” to “yes” is the key to mobilising people and government towards positive…
Climate CuriousLIVE | How culture makes climate irresistible, with Daze Aghaji
Straight from the Big Brother House to the Climate Curious Live stage, recorded live at Ladbroke Hall, we caught up with Daze Aghaji on the evolution of…
Climate CuriousWhy loss and damage funding matters, with Harjeet Singh
When floods, storms, and droughts strike, who helps communities pick up the pieces? According to climate justice leader Harjeet Singh, the world still doesn’t…
Climate CuriousClimate Curious on Crime: Ep.4 Meet the capable guardians fighting green crime, with Dr. Julia Shaw
From an eco-spy to a human rights lawyer and even a sea captain; meet the capable guardians fighting green crime. Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins…
Climate CuriousWhy charismatic megafaunas are vital ecosystem engineers, with Dr. Julia Shaw
“Elephants are some of the last megafauna we have left. And without them we are kind of screwed,” says Dr. Julia Shaw on the latest ‘Climate Curious on Crime’…
Climate CuriousClimate Curious on Crime: Ep.3 The Shuidong Syndicate case and the psychology of wildlife trafficking, with Dr. Julia Shaw
Perceived benevolence, organised crime, undercover operations, the psychology of poaching: tune in to hear the story behind one of world’s most successful…
Climate CuriousHow psychological ownership can reduce environmental crime, with Dr. Julia Shaw
“If you just give people legal ownership without psychological ownership, they'll trash it,” says Dr. Julia Shaw on the latest ‘Climate Curious on Crime’. Tune…
Climate CuriousClimate Curious on Crime: Ep.2 The murders of Maria and Zé Cláudio and the psychology of eco-hitmen, with Dr. Julia Shaw
Rationalisation, conformity, impunity, ownership: tune in to hear the story of two remarkable environmental defenders Maria and Zé Cláudio – through the lens…
Climate CuriousWhat do we do with environmental criminals? With Dr. Julia Shaw
When climate criminals are caught – what does justice look like? Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha…
Climate CuriousClimate Curious on Crime: Ep.1 Dieselgate and the psychology of corporate green con men, with Dr. Julia Shaw
Epistemic malevolence, eco-anger, whistleblowing, greenwashing: tune in to hear the story of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal ‘Dieselgate’ like you’ve never…
Climate CuriousWhat is a green crime? With Dr. Julia Shaw
What is the role of psychology in fighting environmental crime? Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha…
Climate CuriousHow biochar is turning waste into wealth, with James Mwangi
Africa’s young workforce is already turning waste biomass and sunshine into jobs, food security and scalable carbon removal, says James Mwangi, the founder and…
Climate CuriousHow climate resilience can help end poverty, with Esther Duflo
“The poorest people in the world contribute exactly nothing to climate change,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo. For decades, she has worked to…
Climate CuriousLIVE | How a 20,000km life-sized animal puppet stampede makes climate impacts urgent, with The Herds’ David Lan
With his life-sized animal puppets stampeding their way across the globe representing nature’s struggle in the face of the climate crisis, Climate Curious’…
Climate CuriousHow Kenya is harnessing the heat from under its feet (geothermal energy!), with Dr. Anna Mwangi
Kenya has become a global leader in geothermal energy over the past 13 years, with 42% of all energy used by the country produced in geothermal plants, says…
Climate CuriousLIVE | Big Oil: What can we do to reclaim the story?
What are the tactics and propaganda playbook of Big Oil, and what role can artists and popular culture take in reclaiming the narrative? From the flaws of the…
Climate CuriousMeet the women farmers adapting to climate change, with Alison Ward, Noha Ali, and Samah Salah
Female small-holder farmers in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are adapting to climate change using both new and old farming techniques. From intercropping to…
Climate CuriousThe story behind climate’s most powerful movement to date, with Xiye Bastida
“The youth climate movement was effective at raising attention to levels that it had never been at before,” says Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of…
Climate CuriousThe beauty queen building climate resilience in Kenya, with Dorcas Naishorua
Women are key to climate action in Kenya, says Maasai climate advocate, Miss Climate Kenya, and the world's first Miss Climate, Dorcas Naishorua. Sharing how…
Climate CuriousHow gamers are playing for the planet
Gamers are getting playful in the name of climate action, and it’s working! Featuring a digital wardrobe entrepreneur, a creative coder, an urban greening…
Climate CuriousHow to scale up courageous climate journalism, with mathematician turned climate war reporter Anjan Sundaram
What drives someone to swap a job at Goldman Sachs for a one-way ticket to the Congo? Journalist and mathematician Anjan Sundaram joins Climate Curious to…
Climate CuriousHow to shoot sustainable sci-fi, with Dr. Itandehui Jansen
Sci-fi film-making can be sustainable, says film professor and filmmaker Dr. Itandehui Jansen on the Climate Curious podcast. From filming in natural light…
Climate CuriousCan we refreeze the Arctic? With Brad Ack
“There may well be measures that we can take on a temporary basis to cool the Arctic and to prolong Arctic sea ice”, says Brad Ack, the CEO of Ocean Visions…
Climate CuriousWho are the real ‘Climate Criminals?’ With filmmakers Becky Burchell and Sophie Austin
Who gets labelled a criminal in the fight for climate justice – and why? In this episode of Climate Curious, filmmakers Becky Burchell and Sophie Austin…
Climate CuriousHow to tap into your intuition: a live meditation with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir
What if the answers you’re searching for are already within you? Icelandic author and filmmaker Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir joins Climate Curious to explore InnSæi…
Climate CuriousCleaning up the cloud, with Vijay Karia
Imagine a garbage collector, but for your digital junk. Vijay Karia joins Climate Curious to share his solution for tackling the invisible but growing problem…
Climate CuriousBaby buffalos, Badlands, and breaking barriers: Hollywood actor Mo Brings Plenty on living without fear
“Live without fear,” says Hollywood actor and Oglala Lakota citizen Mo Brings Plenty, star of the hit series Yellowstone, on Climate Curious. Saddle up for an…
Climate CuriousHow an indigenous water professor is making waves in the courtroom
“Water is more than a resource; it’s a relative,” says water professor and protector Kelsey Leonard on the Climate Curious podcast, recorded live at TED 2025…
Climate CuriousWhy climate solutions are more abundant than you might think
"Focusing on the solutions gives you the motivation to wake up every day and be like, okay, we are doing something," says Jacquelyn Francis, founder and…
Climate CuriousHow earth lawyers are making nature’s rights legally binding
What if rivers, forests, and mountains had legal rights–just like humans? Nature should be able to defend its rights, just like people can, says Earth Law…
Climate CuriousHow space science is uplifting farmers on the ground
"When people's lives are better and easier, they will not need to sell charcoal or cut down trees to feed their family," says food security specialist at the…
Climate CuriousThe Herds hit London: are you ready?
Are ‘The Herds’ roaming through a city near you? At our Climate Curious live event for London Climate Action Week, we sat down with David Lan, the producer of…
Climate CuriousHow The Herds is bringing nature's struggle to the streets
“When I try to do things, I have to take it out to the streets,” says Palestinian-born creative director of The Herds, Amir Nizar Zuabi. With his life-sized…
Climate CuriousWhy fusion energy is closer than you think
The future of energy may be closer than we think, says Steffi Diem, an experimental plasma physicist on Climate Curious. She sits down Maryam Pasha live at TED…
Climate CuriousHow land use maps are empowering eco-farmers
If we can’t track it, we can’t fix it. That’s the idea behind MapBiomas, a project using satellite data to reveal exactly how land use is changing across the…
Climate CuriousHow Atmos is keeping climate storytelling in vogue
“Use the arts and creativity as a way to speak to people's humanity around climate” says Willow Defebaugh, Editor-in-chief of the nature publication ‘Atmos’…
Climate CuriousHow a rainforest toxicologist is cleaning up gold mining in the Amazon
Not all that glitters is gold. Especially when it’s tinged with the poison of toxic mercury. On this week’s Curious Climate, co-host Maryam Pasha speaks to the…
Climate CuriousHow baby corals are reviving reefs
New ways of growing baby corals are bringing life back to fading coral reefs, says Executive Director of Impact at the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Theresa…
Climate CuriousHow a social worker and an aquatic ecologist protected Europe’s last wild river
Wild rivers in Europe are vanishing fast—but not on Besjana Guri and Olsi Nika’s watch. In this episode of Climate Curious, the Albanian conservation activists…
Climate CuriousHow doctors are healing more than just patients
Medical professionals are powerful voices in the climate conversation, says doctor turned climate advocate Dr. Bruce Bekkar on Climate Curious. From noticing…
Climate CuriousHow to find your climate footing (even if you're slipping)
Feeling wobbly about your place in the climate movement? You’re not alone. Writer, activist, and All We Can Save co-founder Katharine Wilkinson joins Climate…
Climate CuriousWhy pangolins need a cooler planet
Crop failure, drought and extreme weather is pushing families to look for income outside of their normal routes, shares Dr. Mark Ofua, a wildlife veterinarian…
Climate CuriousHow AI is decoding coral reefs
With 25% of marine biodiversity found on coral reefs, it’s vital they are kept healthy! On Climate Curious today we hear from marine biologist, data scientist…
Climate CuriousWhy bioplastics are key to a sustainable plastic future
From microplastic contamination in our food supply, to endless plastic ending up in landfill our dependence on oil-based materials poses a major challenge…
Climate CuriousClimate Mixtape: Earth Day 2025
Happy Earth Day! This year, we’re celebrating climate progress. We spoke to our Climate Curious experts about what keeps them going during challenging times…
Climate CuriousHow to ignite your Natural Connection
Environmentalism isn't a one dimensional thing, says environmental justice technologist and author Joycelyn Longdon on the Climate Curious podcast. In…
Climate CuriousHow sea otters are protecting the world
Sea otters are helping to capture carbon, says Alister Scott, the co-director of the Global Rewilding Alliance, on Climate Curious. By reintroducing sea otters…
Climate CuriousCan the far-right stall climate progress?
From conveniently hiding key climate science to flat out running misinformation campaigns, Climate Curious takes a look at the far right’s influence on…
Climate CuriousWhat are sources and sinks?
Sources and sinks aren’t bathroom fixtures, they’re our most powerful tools to turn up or dial down climate change, says Project Drawdown’s Executive Director…
Climate CuriousBig Oil and the real story behind ‘The End’
Based on a true story: last Friday saw the cinema release of the post-apocalyptic musical ‘The End'. Climate Curious co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst sat…
Climate CuriousHow Uru Uru team is cleaning up a sacred lake in Bolivia
Uru Uru team are using giant reeds called ‘totora’ to revive polluted lakes in Bolivia. Environmental activist Gustavo Blanco joins Climate Curious to dive…
Climate CuriousWhy climate leadership isn’t about fancy job titles
Climate leadership comes from each and everyone of us, not just the United Nations, says Project Drawdown’s Executive Director Jon Foley on the Climate…
Climate CuriousHow the LA fires brought disability justice to light
Climate justice supports disability justice, says Tiffany Yu on Climate Curious. LA resident, disability advocate, and author of "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto"…
Climate CuriousHow climate crashed the Super Bowl
The world’s first climate ad aired at the Super Bowl earlier this year. What was it? How did it crash the world’s biggest stage for advertisers? And how well…